The movie begins in agrarian Oklahoma during the Dust Bowl. Amidst the dry climate, we meet Margarette and her two daughters, Ollie and Rose. Margaret does her best to make ends meet, ensuring her ...

Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times Share Michael J. Madigan’s attorneys tried again Tuesday to distance the former Illinois House speaker from a longtime friend and confidant, pressing ComEd’s onetime ...

Who is Poppy Playtime’s Ollie? He’s a mysterious figure, mainly because we never physically meet the young boy, despite how much he helps us throughout Chapter 3. So, who exactly is he? Does Poppy ...

CHICAGO – Testimony in the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan and his advisor Michael McClain is now in its second week and on Tuesday, Madigan’s lawyers worked to ...

Former ComEd lawyer Tom O’Neill continues testimony in the trial of ex-Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan. The day’s questioning highlighted ComEd’s efforts to pass the 2016 Future Energy ...

Federal prosecutors allege ComEd’s contract with Reyes Kurson was part of the utility’s yearslong bribery scheme meant to influence Madigan. Instead of envelopes of cash, the feds claim ...

Madigan that the utility’s CEO was known to declare bluntly, “What’s important to the Speaker is important to ComEd.” That’s what a jury heard Monday as testimony in Madigan’s ...

For each vote on the various bills, prosecutors recorded the bill number, the date, and whether Madigan supported it. O’Neill said that in 2011, ComEd lobbyists worked to pass the Energy ...

In exchange for political favors, O'Neill says ComEd provided lobbying payments to Madigan associates. O'Neill's daylong testimony recounted how former Illinois legislator and Madigan-allied ...

In 2011, as Thomas O’Neill was in Springfield pushing for legislation on behalf of utility giant ComEd, he heard one question over and over: What did Michael Madigan think of the bill?

(The Center Square) – Former elected officials are recalling the extent of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s power and the impact he had on the state’s politics and finances.